stricklandCC

i plan on visiting "The Mountain" in a few weeks, the second weekend in october, its been a long while since i've been there, and have quite a few credits to gain. I'm curious, with magic mountain's reputation of closed\serviced coasters, what can i expect to be closed. I plan on visiting the park on a saturday sunday(both have the "fright fest, holoween thing goin' on" what can i expect to be closed, and can two days at the park better my chances of getting all the credits i need?? besides flashback--what else can i expect?

yeah,sorry i don't know why i put intimin in there, anyways, perhaps its just not my type of ride. Last I was on, it was far from galss, not that i don't love rough coasters(ie:Flashback-SFMM--love it) it's just another boomerang to me. But beyond all--the park is still gettin' weak.

to both of you(the Jew and J3W). The Jew, i don't doubt the monetary success in the water park, as far as revenue, i'm sure it does them great, But as J3W stated, just because you pay to get into a wather park doesen't mean you enjoyed it. Both are by far valid points. My Post is more dedicated to the dissapearance of their coasters, without the addition of anything new. Granted, I haven't been on Survivor yet, however i'm not sure it fills my "thrill ride" cup . Perhaps Cedar Fair will turn it around and make that place work. To consider the newest coaster standing in the park(besides "survivor") An intimin hang and bang boomerang is hardly an addition, i think i actually perferred Triple Wheel!

no offense to all the repliers, however,i believe we all are probably on this site because we are not Theme Park Busines Gurus. To speculate on wether one man's dream will succeed, and why or why not I think is a bit rediculous. Lets thank the dude for possibly providing some of us with such an expirience and wish him the best. If you want a "powder keg type ride" or a "wild woodie like avalance" or, even the third in the world of 4-D coasters go to the bank get the same business lone that this guy did, and build them.

As perhaps a recent change in budgeting, Paramounts Great America is turning to crap, start with Stealth. They decide to build a prototype, one of a kind flying coaster just to re-locate it 3 years later? Tidal Wave(aka "greased lightning") they removed it, supposidly sell it back to Schwarskopf, only to have it sit it a Six Fags parking lot as "donor parts". Great America freed up alot of space with the removal of both those rides not to replace them with anything. The park has added very little to keep attendance up, there are no promotional events(haloween themed nights) it is the same park that i visited 12 years ago. Sure, there is a new water park occupying the acerage that steath once did, but an entire water park in the same area as ONE coaster?? they're lame...and what of the Tidal Wave's space?